New York Times columnist Gail Collins weighs in on outlandish things politicians have been saying recently, for the latest installment of our series How Did Politics in America Get So Weird? Then, Nate Silver looks at incumbents running for re-election, and why so many of them may be at risk of losing their seats. And Pulitzer-prize winning historian and journalist Garry Wills talks about his life covering great events and the people at the center of them.

The Leonard Lopate Show

Leonard Lopate hosts the conversation New Yorkers turn to each afternoon for insight into contemporary art, theater, and literature, plus expert tips about the ever-important lunchtime topic: food.
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